Date: January 30 - March 28, 2010
Time: 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Location: Local Coffee + Tea Cafe inside the Selby House


Contact: Marilynn Shelley
Phone: 941-366-5731 ext 239
Email: mshelley@selby.org

Oriental Brush Painting is intellectual and spiritual, as well as an artistic pursuit. It is closely related to the ancient art of Chinese calligraphy. The brush strokes used to create a painting are based on the strokes used to produce the beautiful characters of Chinese writing. The painter’s goal is to use a few free-flowing, confident strokes to produce the essence of the landscape, the flower, the tree or the scene, not an exact copy.

The exhibition will include excellent examples of various Oriental Brush Painting schools. Members have studied Chinese, Japanese, Korean as well as contemporary styles. It will also include both Chinese and Japanese calligraphy.

The Sarasota Chapter of the National Sumi-e Society is a non profit organization serving as a cultural bridge between Eastern and Western Art. The purpose of the Sumi-e Society is to foster and encourage the study and the appreciation of Oriental Brush Painting. Please stop by the Selby House during the exhibition to develop your own understanding of this ancient and beautiful art-form.